Coaster.



P. H. QUAGKENBUSH.

GGASTEB. APPLICATION I'IPHD FEL, 1910. 964,809. Patented July 19, 1910.

E f A f i Y www J A j: l l; /1 In J- lUM UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL H. QUACKENBUSI-I, 0F HERKIMER, NEW YORK, ASSIG'NOR OF ONE-HALF T0HENRY M. QUACKENBUSH, OF HERKIMER, NEW YORK.

COASTER.

.To all 'whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL II. QUACKEN- BUSH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Herkimer, in the county of I'Ierkimer and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coasters,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coasters or sleds, and provides a combinedsled and toboggan designed to unite the advantages of each in a singlestructure, capable of use for either kind of coasting without change oralteration of any sort.

The essential idea of the invention is the forming of a toboggan andsled in a single structure, such that the sled runners form side piecesor hand holds upon the toboggan, and the toboggan top forms the top ofthe sled when the structure is used as a toboggan or as a sledrespectively.

I illustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention in theaccompanying drawing, which gives a perspective view of the coaster.

In the drawing, 1 represents the side pieces of the toboggan which, itwill be understood, also form the sled runners. These are parallel witheach other and are curved as at 9. and 3 to form the rounded ends of thesled runners and toboggan, respectively. The curvature at 3 is notnecessarily the same as the curvature at 2, each being adapted to securethe best results for sled or toboggan, as the case may be.

One edge of the side pieces 1 is provided with a metal shoe or runner 4,which is indicated as being a fiat shoe, but might be of any of the wellknown types of sled runner. The side pieces 1 are connected by crosspieces or frames 5 and 6, the cross frames 5 being located at theeXtreme lower edge of the side pieces 1, as viewed in thedrawing, andthe cross frames 6 being located at the point of juncture of thecurvature of the portions 2 and 3 of the side frames. In this Waymaximum clearance is given under Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 9, 1910.

Patented July 19, 1910.

Serial No. 542,845.

the coaster when used as a sled. To these cross frames is attached aseries of longitudinal wooden strips 7 of suitable thickness, the stripsbeing laid closely together and sprung to the curvature 3 of the sideframes 1. These strips form the bottom of the toboggan, curving upwardat theforward end in the well known manner.

When used with the runners upon the snow, the coaster serves as a sled,the strips 7 forming the top of the sled. By inverting the coaster itappears as shown in the drawing, and may be used as a toboggan, thestrips then being the toboggan bottom in contact with the snow, and theside frames serving to close in the sides of the toboggan and to give ahand hold to the occupants.

It is of course apparent that the structure may be varied between quitewide limits without departing from the spirit of the invention, and thatthe proportions, design of the curves and the like may be changed tosuit individual preferences and conditions.

Having thus described my invention, what- I claim is 1. In combinationwith a toboggan, side pieces attached to the sides of the toboggan andadapted to serve as runners when the toboggan is inverted. l

2. In a coaster, the combination of sled runners and a curved topattached thereto and adapted to serve as a toboggan when the coaster isinverted.

3. In a coaster, the combination of a frame, a toboggan bottom; and sledrunners, the toboggan bottom and the runners being located on oppositesides of the frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

PAUL H. QUACKENBUSH.

llVitnesses:`

E. B. MITCHELL, ROBERT I. MACLELLAN.

